The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-07
THE 9Sth OHIO.
A Brief sketch OF What II did Toward Putting
Down the Rebellion.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: The 9sth Ohio
was recruited in Jefferson, Belmont, Carroll,
Tuscarawas and Harrison Counties. 1t was
mustered into the service at Camp Mingo, Aug.
%, 1862, and left the State the following day.
At Covington, Ky, it received arms and ac-
couterments, and on the 9th moved TO Lex
ington, Ky, where il received orders TO march
TO the relief OF Gen Nelson, who was being
hard pressed by the rebels under Gen. Kirby
Smith. 1t formed the rear-guard on the re-
treat back TO Lexington.
Thence il proceeded to Louisville arriving
Sept. 5, 1852, having marched 10 miles with
out rest On Oct it marched with Gen. NJ.
McCoob's column on the BardstOwn turnpike,
and on the Sth took prominent part in the
bloody battle of Perryyiile, where il lost 263
officers and men killed and wounded, including
Col. George Webster, killed and Maj. J. S. Pearce
taken prisoner. Webster was a noble man and
q kind officer.
On the return OF the regiment from Perry
vile il was ordered, with its brigade. TO CO.
lumbia, in pursuit of Gen. John Morgan, with
whose cavalry it had repeated skirmishes, and
finally succeeded in driving them across the
Cumberland River. Ii then marched back TO
Louisville, where il took transports and sailed
for Nashville, which il reached Feb. 9, 1863.
On the 10Th il marched to Franklin, and
with the aid of other Ohio regiments drove the
rebels from the place. lt moved TO Triune,
Tenn. about the LIST of May 1868, where it had
a brisk fight with the rebels, and then adj
yanced 10 Shelbyville. Tenn. where it remained
until Aug. %.
The regiment, under command of Capt. Ur-
quehart, marched to ROssville, Ga, which it
reached Sept. Is, and the next day made re-
connoissanCc rs far rs Ringgold, where il found
the enemy in full force. After exchanging a
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the Goth, under command of Gen. Steedman, 1t
moved to the extreme right of the line at
Chickamauga, where it became fiercely en-
gagged. The 9sth went into this battle with 100
enlisted men aud IL commissioned officers, and
lost officers aud 90 men killed aud wounded
and Q taken prisoners. On the morning of the
22d Lieut.. Mckinlen and l3 enlisted men were
taken prisoners while on outpost duty.
Nov. % the regiment was again engaged at
the storming of Mission Ridge, resulting in
severe loss of men in killed and wounded. The
regiment was under fire every day from May
TO Sept. ,, 1854. Some of the principal ell
gaCements were BuZzards' Roost, Resaca, Rome,
! Dallas, kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek,
and Jonesboro. The 9Sth lost in this campaign
two officers killed aud one wounded, and 20 en-
listed men killed and wounded. AT the battle
of Jonesboro the Second Division, Fourteenth
Corps, 10 which the 9Sth belonged, took the
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1900, prisoners.
The regiment marched into Atlanta about
Sept. 5, whence il was sent 10 Florence, Ala.
/ by rail 10 capture or chase away Gen. FORESTS
| Cavalry. The 9Sth returned TO Chattanooga
by rail, from which place it marched 10 Car
tersyile, and thence with Gen. w. Il. Sher
mans army, TO the sea. Dec. 81, 1864 Sayan
nah was captured, aud we remained there til
Jan. 20, 1866, when the 9Sth marched TO Sisters
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pedOes before we could cross. At Bentonville
n. C., March 10, 1865 the regiment was again
| fiercely engaged. In this engagement Col j.
S. Pearce was severely wounded in the shout
der, and several line officers were killed anC
wounded. This was the last battle for the 9Stl
Ohio. Ii lay at Raleigh, y. C., until the sur
render of Johnston's army, aud May started
for Washington, marching from 80 to 80 mile
a day. 1t participated in the grand review a
Washington May "a. 1866.
We left Washington June Q, 1865, at O'Clock
p. m. for Cleveland, o. {" Gods country" as W,
called I'D, and arrived there Sunday, June 4, a
noon. Congregations were dismissed promptly
and the good people of the Forest City gave tn,
9Sth grand reception and an excellent Dime
and supper. After this the citizens, with al
the city bands, formed in grand procession
and escorted US TO Camp Cleveland, where W
remained until we were paid off and discharged
Thursday, June 6, 1865. We left Camp Cleve
land on June 8 for our homes as citizens-n'
longer soldiers-HARRIsoN ZENTz, Co. H. e5tl
Ohio, Salem, o.